Chris Janonis always knew his artistic tastes were a bit unconventional. While fellow students in his college sculpture classes studied the classic styles of Rodin and Michelangelo, he designed a show on the history of tattoos. So when Janonis, 24, heard about a new school in Chicago that specialized in the digital arts and promised to embrace his edgy style, he jumped at the chance to enroll. Now a student at the Flashpoint Academy in the Loop, the Mt. Prospect...

"Yeah, don't be in the moment," said Patton Oswalt as he was greeted by a wave of cellphone cameras upon taking the stage at the 18th Annual Webby Awards Monday night. "It's not like any of this will end up on the internet. " After the chided audience began to put their phones away, he smiled and told them to make sure to use the #Webbys hashtag while they were tweeting. Presented by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences,...

Variety has been nominated for best news site for the 18th Annual Webby Awards -- the only entertainment trade publication to be honored in this category by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, which sponsors these awards. We couldn't have done it without our loyal readers, but we still need one more favor: Please create a Webby Awards account and vote for us . Thank you for your continued support in following Variety for the latest news and...

Variety has been nominated for best news site for the 18th Annual Webby Awards -- the only entertainment trade publication to be honored in this category by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, which sponsors these awards. We couldn't have done it without our loyal readers, but we still need one more favor: Please create a Webby Awards account and vote for us . Thank you for your continued support in following Variety for the latest news and...

Comedian Louis C.K. picked up the top honor — person of the year — from the Webby Awards on Tuesday, while social networking newcomers Pinterest, Spotify and Instagram were singled out as Internet innovators. Louis C.K. claimed the Webby for his groundbreaking, digital-only release of the stand-up special "Louis C.K. — Live at the Beacon Theater," which he sold directly from his website for $5 per download. The release generated more than $1 million in two weeks and set...

Billionaire "Star Wars" creator George Lucas , who wants to establish a major museum to house his significant art and movie memorabilia collection, is considering Chicago as the location after plans for his $300 million Lucas Cultural Arts Museum stalled in San Francisco. Mayor Rahm Emanuel wants the museum and is expected to create a task force of community leaders to identify potential sites. The city will submit a proposal to Lucas in the coming...

In thinking about the none-too-surprising backlash against the Webby Awards this year, I can't help but picture Rob Schneider and Lindsay Lohan holding Oscars. That they've won. The emerging complaint against the Webbys, which likes to be known as the "Oscars of the Internet" amid many other honors-dispensers vying for the title, is that it is a club little more exclusive than the Internet itself. "There is nothing 'top' about the Webbys," wrote Gawker Media impresario Nick Denton,...

Variety has scored a nomination alongside the New York Times and other top-tier publications for best news website at the 18th annual Webby Awards. Variety.com will also compete against illustrious general-interest publications including the Guardian, Wired and Rolling Stone for the award, which will be handed out at the Webby ceremony in New York on May 20. The nomination comes just over a year since Penske Media Corporation reintroduced Variety.com to the...

Variety has scored a nomination alongside the New York Times and other top-tier publications for best news website at the 18th annual Webby Awards. Variety.com will also compete against illustrious general-interest publications including the Guardian, Wired and Rolling Stone for the award, which will be handed out at the Webby ceremony in New York on May 20. The nomination comes just over a year since Penske Media Corporation reintroduced Variety.com to the...

Comedian Louis C.K. picked up the top honor — person of the year — from the Webby Awards on Tuesday, while social networking newcomers Pinterest, Spotify and Instagram were singled out as Internet innovators. Louis C.K. claimed the Webby for his groundbreaking, digital-only release of the stand-up special "Louis C.K. — Live at the Beacon Theater," which he sold directly from his website for $5 per download. The release generated more than $1 million in two weeks and set...

"Yeah, don't be in the moment," said Patton Oswalt as he was greeted by a wave of cellphone cameras upon taking the stage at the 18th Annual Webby Awards Monday night. "It's not like any of this will end up on the internet. " After the chided audience began to put their phones away, he smiled and told them to make sure to use the #Webbys hashtag while they were tweeting. Presented by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences,...

Chris Janonis always knew his artistic tastes were a bit unconventional. While fellow students in his college sculpture classes studied the classic styles of Rodin and Michelangelo, he designed a show on the history of tattoos. So when Janonis, 24, heard about a new school in Chicago that specialized in the digital arts and promised to embrace his edgy style, he jumped at the chance to enroll. Now a student at the Flashpoint Academy in the Loop, the Mt. Prospect...

Billionaire "Star Wars" creator George Lucas , who wants to establish a major museum to house his significant art and movie memorabilia collection, is considering Chicago as the location after plans for his $300 million Lucas Cultural Arts Museum stalled in San Francisco. Mayor Rahm Emanuel wants the museum and is expected to create a task force of community leaders to identify potential sites. The city will submit a proposal to Lucas in the coming...

In thinking about the none-too-surprising backlash against the Webby Awards this year, I can't help but picture Rob Schneider and Lindsay Lohan holding Oscars. That they've won. The emerging complaint against the Webbys, which likes to be known as the "Oscars of the Internet" amid many other honors-dispensers vying for the title, is that it is a club little more exclusive than the Internet itself. "There is nothing 'top' about the Webbys," wrote Gawker Media impresario Nick Denton,...

By Jason Compton. Special to the Tribune. Jason Compton is an Evanston-based freelance writer | April 15, 2002

A Web kiosk running a program called Self-Portrait V2.0 will tell you everything you want to know about digital artist Brooke Singer. Her shopping habits float left to right across the screen, clashing with snippets of incoming e-mail fired in the opposite direction. Links to Web sites she visited pile up on the screen. You can shut off a data stream if you're overwhelmed--or if you want more, click on her FBI file. For something a little less Big Brotherish, a video wall allows users to...

By Jason Compton. Special to the Tribune. Jason Compton is an Evanston-based freelance writer | April 15, 2002

A Web kiosk running a program called Self-Portrait V2.0 will tell you everything you want to know about digital artist Brooke Singer. Her shopping habits float left to right across the screen, clashing with snippets of incoming e-mail fired in the opposite direction. Links to Web sites she visited pile up on the screen. You can shut off a data stream if you're overwhelmed--or if you want more, click on her FBI file. For something a little less Big Brotherish, a video wall allows users to...